My New iPad

Chapter 29. Jotting Down Notes

Often, you may get a good idea and not write it down, and then five minutes later you can't remember what your great idea was. Other times you may jot down your ideas on the back of an envelope or napkin and then lose track of these scraps of paper. Since ideas can be so fleeting and precious, it's important to capture them as quickly as possible. With your iPad, you can jot down ideas, notes, or entire letters and reports if you want.

The iPad comes with a Notes app that mimics a yellow notepad so you can type chunks of text for any purpose, such as ideas for an upcoming project, a daily to-do list, or a rough draft of a report you need to write later. Once you've written some notes on your iPad, you can email them ...